Improvement in lamp-burners



W. HATHAWAY.

Lamp-Burners.

No.l47,496; PatenredFeb.17.1a74.

`appertains to make and use my said invention vaporized previous tobeing ignited.

"UNITED STATEs PATENT OFFICE.

WELCOME EATHAWAY, OE OrHrr, CALIFORNIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN LAMP'BURNERS.

Specification tormir'g part of Letters Patent No. 147,496, dated February l?, 1874 g application filed December 18, 1873.

To all whomv it 11mg/ concern` Be it known that I, WELCOME HATHA- WAY, of Ophir, county of Placer, State of Galit'ornia, have invented an Improved Burner tor Lamps; and I do hereby declare the following description and .accompanying drawings are sniiieient to enable any person skilled in the art or science to which it most nearly or improvement without further invention or experiment.

My invention rela-tes to an improved burner which is especially adapted for burning gasoline and other light products ot' a similar nature, such as are brought to the burner and My invention consists in a cap or coupling for holding the upper part of the wiektube, and so constructed that it contains a removable non-com lueting substance and a small gas-chamber. It also consists in a peculiarly-constructed burner, as more fully hereinafter described. A combination ot' infiammable and non-iniiammable substances is employed to conductthc gasoline or other fluid to the vaporizer and burner.

Referring to the accompanying drawing t'or a more con'iplete explanation Ot' my invention, Figure l is a side elevation of my device. Fig-.2 is a view of the lmrner or cap. Fig. S is a sectional elevation ot' the device.

A is the tube, which is madev ot' such length that it will reach from near the bottom ofthe lamp or recel'itaele for the liquid to a point just above the top of it. A screwcap, iits into the top ot' thef lamp in the ordinarymanner, and just above this screw is another screw-cap, l, which forms the lower part of the coupling. The upper part of the coupling l) tits down upon the screw C, and has a hole through its top somewhat larger than the tube E. The interior of the part I) is closely iilled bya cork, l", through which the tube E passes, litting closely, and it thus prevented from touching the sides of the coupling l). This makes the device nonconducting, and no mattei' how hot the tube l) may become, the heat will not pass down so as to att'ect the tube A. A broad tia-nge is formed upon the top of the screw C, and when the parts are screwed together, a tight joint will be formed by the cork which presses upon the flange, and a small gaseha1nber,i,let`t beneath the cork.

rlhe lower tube A may be iilled with-cotton-wicking; but the upper tube E shouldV be filled with asbestus, which will not be acted upon by heat, the asbestus just resting upon the wick when the parts are united. I, rlhe burner or vaporizer Gr is placed at the top of the tube E, and consists of a cap which fits upon the top of the tube. This cap is closed at the top, and has a series of' horizontal holes around it near the top. A series ot' lips, II, are formed to bend down from the top all around the cap and between the jetopenings, so that each jet passes out between two Ot' these lips, and is thus protected from air-curren ts, and while the lamp is being carried from place to place, so that it is not easily extinguished. Above the jct-openin gs are a series of lugs, I, which may be bent upward or more horizontally if it is necessary to have a greater heat for more perfect vaporization and combustion a-nd by this construction I am enabled to make my burner adjustable.

Different caps of various sizes and shapes may be employed for larger or smaller lamps but by means ofthe lips II and adjustable projections l', I am always enabled to regulate and protect the flame.

The coupling C l), with its non-conducting packing, renders it impossible to overheat the liquid in the lamp, while, by extending the tube A to the bottom ot' the lamp inside, it will not be possi ble to ignite thc liquid from the burner.

By making the tube E somewhat slnallcr than the tube A, the liquid will be carried to the burner more readily.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The burner G, consisting of the horizontally-1 )ert'o1ated cap provided wit-h the lips H and the adjustable lugs l, substantially as and for the purpose herein described. y

2. The bisected wick-tube A E, in combination with the anged screw-cup C, cap D, and removable non-conducting material F,

constructed and arranged to form the gaschamber' fz, as set forth.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and'seal.

WELCOME HATIIAWAY. [1.. s] Witnesses:

JOHN L. BOONE, C. MILTON Breit-manson. 

